Vintage photo booth hire for weddings, parties and corporate events — Surrey, London and the UK
Guests step up to a hand-finished mid-century-style wooden booth, tap start on the touchscreen, and a DSLR with studio-style lighting captures a sequence of frames. Prints land in the tray in under 10 seconds; digital copies and sharing options (QR, email, AirDrop) are offered on the screen straight after.
The booth itself is the talking point. It looks like a designer piece of furniture rather than event kit — guests photograph each other around it, lean on it, pose next to it. Combine that with vintage-filter prints, props, and (optionally) a dedicated attendant guiding everyone through, and the queue stays moving without anyone feeling rushed.
We deliver, set up, test, and pack down. Hires run attended or unattended — tell us which at quote stage.
Everything you need for a stress-free experience. Just tell us where and when.
The booth itself is hand-finished mid-century-style wooden furniture — not a wrapped pod or a camera on a tripod with a backdrop. The styling is real. The technology inside is modern (DSLR, dye-sub printer, touchscreen) — that's how we get clean, fast prints with vintage filter looks rather than scratchy chemical-film output that genuine 1960s booths produced.
Yes — pick 2×6 strips (four shots stacked vertically) at booking and the booth prints in that format. The strips run through a sepia or black-and-white filter to give the vintage-mall-booth look. If you prefer modern 6×4 prints (better for sharing and slotting into a guest book), pick that layout instead — the booth can do either.
Two things — the chassis quality and the camera. The Retro Pod sits on a wooden tripod with a shield-shaped wood-grain fascia (printed wood pattern, not solid finished hardwood) and shoots on a built-in HD event-booth camera. The vintage booth is real hand-finished mid-century wooden furniture and shoots on a proper Canon DSLR — sharper images, better low-light performance, and shallow-depth-of-field shots that look closer to studio photography than to a typical event-booth capture. Retro Pod is the friendlier vintage option; the vintage booth is real designer furniture with a DSLR camera.
The Magic Mirror is a full-length touchscreen mirror — guests stand in front of it and the mirror talks back. The Selfie Pod is an unmanned open pod for self-service shots. The vintage booth is the only one in our range built around a real piece of mid-century wooden furniture — the booth itself is part of the décor, not just a tool sat in the corner.
Plan for about 2m × 2m of clear floor space — the booth footprint plus room for guests to stand in front and pose, props in hand (with the attendant alongside if you've booked attended). No ceiling clearance issue (the booth is shorter than a standing adult).
Typically 2–6, depending on how close they're willing to stand. The DSLR has a wide enough field that bridal parties, family groups and groups of mates all fit fine. Open-style means there's no fixed capacity — guests can shuffle in and out between takes rather than queuing for a single slot.
Weddings (especially country-house, barn, or vintage-themed), milestone birthdays, anniversary parties, "Mad Men" / Gatsby / speakeasy themed events, and corporate brand activations where the cabinet itself is part of the brand experience (we've run this booth at Morphe roadshows, Vogue activations, and Park Plaza corporate dinners).
Yes — even at ultra-modern minimalist weddings the vintage cabinet works as a deliberate focal point that contrasts with the décor. If you want the booth to disappear into the design instead, the Selfie Pod or Magic Mirror sit more quietly in the background.
All three — guests pick at the touchscreen on every visit. Sepia and B&W are the most popular for weddings and themed events because they sell the vintage look; colour is common at corporate events where brand-accurate output matters. Filter choice is per session, not per event, so guests can mix it up across the night.
Yes — a branded overlay is included on every hire as standard. Send us your logo, event name, wedding monogram or hashtag at booking and it's printed on every strip and 6×4. For corporate events we can also wrap the exterior of the cabinet with your branding (extra cost — flag at quote stage).
Prints land in the tray in under 10 seconds. The print is dry, smudge-proof and ready-to-handle straight out of the printer — dye-sublimation technology, not the thermal-receipt-roll style that fades.
Yes — every shot uploads to a branded online gallery and guests can scan a QR code at the booth or download from the gallery link after the event. We also support on-the-night email, AirDrop and SMS sharing for guests who want a copy on their phone immediately.
Both. The printed copy is always a still — that's the keepsake the booth is built for — but the digital share can be a GIF, boomerang or short clip if guests pick that mode at the touchscreen. The animated formats go to the online gallery and the share options, not to the printer.
Yes — props are included as standard. The exact selection rotates depending on what's in the kit on the day. If you've got a specific theme in mind (Gatsby, speakeasy, 70s disco, etc.) flag it at quote stage and we'll do our best to match.
Yes — popular wedding add-on. Guests get a second printed strip on every visit; one for them to take home, one for the guest book with space alongside for a handwritten message. Booked with an attended hire, our team member runs the guest book through the night and hands it to the couple at the end. (Guest book add-ons usually go hand-in-hand with the attended option for this reason.)
No. The wooden cabinet isn't weatherproof. For outdoor events we'd suggest the Selfie Pod under a marquee, or the 360 video booth if there's a covered solid level surface.
Pricing depends on event type, distance from our Surrey base, hire duration, and any add-ons. Use the instant quote builder to get a tailored figure in under a minute — drop in your date, postcode and guest count and we'll come straight back. Corporate and brand-event pricing is on a separate tier to weddings and private parties.
As early as you can — Saturday wedding-season dates and December corporate parties book out furthest ahead, and there's only one of this specific cabinet in our fleet. Weekday and off-peak dates are often available with much shorter notice. Send your date and postcode through the instant quote and we'll confirm availability straight away.
Yes — the vintage booth pairs particularly well with the Kardashian Glam Booth Experience (high-glam black-and-white studio-lit finish — the vintage cabinet works as a styled photo set and the glam software does the post) and the Newspaper & Magazine Cover Experience (guests star on a custom front page — themed brilliantly for milestone birthdays, hen dos and brand launches). Both are software experiences that layer on top of the vintage booth hardware, so you don't need a second piece of kit on the floor — just flag the experience at quote stage.
Yes — for corporate events, brand activations and trade shows we can email-gate the digital download (guests enter their email before the gallery link unlocks) and send you a post-event report covering plays, downloads and shares. Useful for lead generation at activations. Flag this at quote stage so we can configure the landing page accordingly.
An open-style photo booth built around a real piece of hand-finished mid-century wooden furniture — DSLR, studio-style lighting and a built-in dye-sub printer all integrated into the booth itself, not perched on stands behind it. Guests pose in front, the printer drops a 6×4 photo or a classic 2×6 strip into the tray in under 10 seconds. Vintage filters (sepia, B&W, Polaroid), branded overlays, GIFs and boomerangs for digital sharing, and a branded online gallery delivered after the event.
We deliver, set up, test, and pack down. Hires run attended or unattended — your choice at booking; either way, a team member is in the area for the duration of your hire. Indoor only — the wooden cabinet isn't weatherproof. Booked across Surrey, London, Kent and UK-wide.
Most photo-booth kit hides behind a backdrop or a wrap — a camera, a screen, a printer, sometimes a tripod, dressed up to look intentional. The vintage booth is the opposite. The chassis is real hand-finished wooden furniture designed to look like it belongs in the room rather than next to it. Guests photograph each other around the booth as much as in front of it — and at corporate brand events the cabinet itself doubles as a display piece for the activation.
The vintage booth is hardware — the software layered on top is configurable per event. Two experiences work especially well on this booth:
Both layer on top of the same vintage booth hardware — no second piece of kit on the floor. Flag the experience at quote stage and we'll pre-load the software.
Both are open-style booths with wooden styling, but the chassis quality and the camera are different. The Retro Pod sits on a wooden tripod with a shield-shaped wood-grain fascia (printed wood-pattern panel, not solid finished hardwood) and uses a built-in HD event-booth camera. The vintage booth is real hand-finished mid-century wooden furniture and shoots on a proper Canon DSLR — sharper images, better low-light performance, shallow-depth-of-field shots that look closer to studio photography. Different price points to match. Pick the vintage booth when the booth itself needs to look like a designer piece of décor and when image quality matters; pick the Retro Pod when you want the wooden / vintage feel at a friendlier price.
We cover every type of event. The vintage booth fits in particularly well at:
Get a quote — drop in your event date, location and guest count and we'll come back with pricing.
Hand-finished wooden chassis with mid-century styling, brass-look detailing, and the DSLR and studio-style lighting built into the booth itself rather than perched on a stand behind it. Designed to look like a designer piece of furniture — guests photograph each other around it as much as they pose in front of it.
Same booth, swap the software. Pre-load the Kardashian Glam experience, a magazine-cover overlay, or your own branded layout; pair the wooden chassis with a custom backdrop or a branded exterior wrap. Branded online gallery delivered after the event — the vintage shell is the hook, the modern software does the work.
Surrey FaceBooth is a family-run team of photo-booth specialists operating from Esher (KT8). We started out covering Surrey weddings and birthdays — and now travel the length of the country for corporate events, brand activations and milestone parties.
We deliver, set up, run, and pack down ourselves — no third-party operators. Public-liability insurance is included on every booking, and every booth is PAT-tested annually.
Regular event areas: Surrey, London, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, the M25 corridor, and the NEC / ICC for corporate bookings. Other locations on request — just ask.
From weddings and birthdays to corporate events and festivals — we cover the lot.
Planning a great event is stressful enough without worrying about the entertainment. We handle delivery, setup, the lot — you tell us what you need, we make it happen.
Fill in our quick quote form and we'll send you tailored pricing for your event.
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Sit back and relax while we handle delivery, setup and staffing. You're a guest at your own event.
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